Sticky Notes vs Brain;Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sticky Notes
Capture ideas, create to-do lists, and set reminders with this versatile note-taking app. Supports handwritten notes, audio recordings, photos, and text. Organize notes with folders and share them easily.
- Handwritten notes
- Audio recordings
- Photo attachments
- Text notes
- Widgets for home/lock screen
- Customizable folders
- Reminders with alarms
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*Over 1.5 million downloads* Featured in 'What's Hot' & 'New & Noteworthy' Organize your to do list, task list, and reminders with StickMe Notes - the most awesome sticky note & task manager app with built in alarm for iPhone. Use StickMe Notes to upgrade the boring old paper note with HANDWRITTEN or TEXT or notes on your iPhone. If you are too tired to draw or type, you can simply ATTACH A PHOTO or RECORD YOUR AUDIO NOTES. You can stick these notes with attachments such as text, drawing, record/audio or photo notes to your personalized notice board, set them as your lock screen image or share with friends using email or whatsapp. Use StickMe Note as your notebook & create grocery and shopping lists on the go. StickMe Notes is a notepad & memo app which makes note taking easy. Use memo notes to capture ideas on the fly, create to-do lists & tasks list, checklist & set up personal daily reminders. It’s a digital note pad that helps you get things done. Download the best notes maker app now & become notefuly efficient. Keep google urls or pages in sticky notes & revisit them later. MAKE QUICK NOTES *Create unlimited sticky notes in any color. Use the note color to organize the stickies better. *Use the app as task manager & create a todo check list, shopping lists or grocery lists. *Write in digital ink with your finger. Create quick daily notes or a memo. *Record voice notes. StickMe Notes can be your audio note pad. *Take a photo or choose one from your camera roll to create a photo note. Make StickMe Notes your picture notebook. *Google things & keep important links in sticky notes to revisit later. WIDGET, SPOTLIGHT & SIRI (For iOS 15 and above) *Instantly create notes to access your sticky notes on your home screen and lock screen (iPhone only) using widgets. ORGANIZE *Drag & move a note to any custom folder. *Mark notes as ‘Important’. *Use ‘Secret’ folder for to hide your daily personal notes. *Make good notes & keep in Folders. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES *Access notes on your iPhone, iPad & Mac SET REMINDERS & USE AS WALLPAPER *Set alarm for your notes & stickies to remind you about your check list. *Use note as wallpaper or lock screen image to easily remind yourself about your todo tasks with colorful stickies. PERSONALIZE & SHARE *Be creative with Stickies *Set default sticky note color, font size & name *Personalise the notice board background *Use the fully loaded text & draw toolbar with multiple font styles, sizes, thickness plus colors. Get the most awesome sticky notes app for iPhone. Create grocery & shopping lists or any other checklist using the notepad, set alarms, & enjoy note making on the go. Use the app as a personal notebook, a meeting note pad or a daily planner to make good memo/notes. PRICING StickMe Notes offers a 7 day free trial that comes with the subscription pack(s). There is a monthly & yearly pack. The user needs to subscribe to one of the packs to continue making daily notes & setting task reminders. TERMS OF USE: • There's a 7-day free trial that comes along with the subscription packs. • StickMe Notes offers 2 subscription packages - Annual @ $19.99 & Monthly @ $1.99. • All subscriptions are valid for at least 30 days. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of Use - http://epiphanylabs.in/termsofuse/ Privacy Policy - http://epiphanylabs.in/privacy/ Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Brain;Notes
Organize your thoughts and information with a scrapbook-style notepad. Freely add text, photos, maps, URLs, and voice memos to multiple workspaces. Notes can be secured with biometric authentication and exported as PDFs.
- Scrapbook-style organization
- Support for text, photo, location, URL, and voice notes
- Multiple workspaces with custom wallpapers
- Biometric note locking
- Calendar and Reminder integration
- PDF export and AirDrop support
- Stable and Shared note modes
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"Brain;Notes" is a scrapbook-like sticky note that uses sticky notes to efficiently organize your ideas and information. You can freely write down not only text but also maps, photos, URLs, and other notes on your workspace. It can be used in a variety of ways depending on your ideas and thoughts, such as mind mapping. Main Features ・Simple menu-driven user interface. ・Available note types: text, photo, location, URL, and voice. ・Voice notes can be recorded for 60 seconds. ・Multiple workspaces are available for managing notes. ・Each workspace can have its own wallpaper. ・Each note can be locked by biometric authentication. ・Notes can be created as events in Calendar.app. ・Notes can be registered in Reminder.app. ・Workspaces can be exported as PDF files. ・AirDrop is supported. ・App supports for Sharing. (Notes can be created by "Share" from other apps. Notes can be created by dragging from other apps.) Unique Features: ・When a note is set to "Stable" mode, it will appear in all workspaces. If you create a new workspace, the note will still appear automatically. ・When a note is set to "Shared" mode, it will only appear in the workspace you select. Attentions: ・There is no ability to delete a workspace. However, you can delete all notes on a workspace with a three-finger tap gesture. Please be careful not to create too many workspaces. ・If there are less than 10 notes left, the app will automatically refill notes to 10 at midnight. Gesture Operations: Workspace (gray area): ・Single Tap: shows menu. ・Double Tap: creates new note. ・Two Finger Tap: reset wallpaper. ・Three Finger Tap: deletes all notes on the workspace. Sticky notes: ・Single Tap: shows menu. ・Double Tap: transforms appearance. ・Long Press: shows context menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sticky Notes at 72% against Brain;Notes's 0%. Sticky Notes also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6K vs 1). Brain;Notes's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Sticky Notes sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Brain;Notes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sticky Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes has 6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Sticky Notes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Brain;Notes's.
Sticky Notes ships an update every 5 weeks, Brain;Notes every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sticky Notes | Brain;Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (6K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Epiphany Labs | Kouichi Abe |
Customer experience
Sticky Notes
Brain;Notes
Bugs and requests
Sticky Notes
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes disappearing
- Freezing and crashing
- Formatting issues
- Sync problems
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options
- Improved sync and backup
- Better widget functionality
- Ability to rearrange notes
- Longer note length
Brain;Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sticky Notes
- One month subscription$1.991 Month
- Monthly Pack with 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Weekly Pack with 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$1.997 Days
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- Three months subscription$4.993 Months
- Half-Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$10.996 Months
- One year subscription$15.991 Year
- Annual Pack with 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime PlanFree
- Unlimited Notes$0.99
- Task Paper Notes$0.99
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- Folder Pack$0.99
- Bonanza Pack$3.99
Brain;Notes
- 20 notes$0.99
- 50 notes$1.99
- 80 notes$2.99
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- 150 notes$4.99









